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Direct download: 26clabq1.zip
SHA-256 of the file we ingested: c2bd6922117d5db506cd8405423d2afce48781d93e81bcbcc93c4a4f12a76e29
Direct CMS links break when cms.gov reorganizes. The stable fallback is the official CMS Clinical Lab Fee Schedule files page.
Files inside this release Copy link
These are the member files we parsed, as recorded when we loaded them. Row counts and checksums let anyone verify our copy against CMS's.
| File | What it is | Rows |
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CLFS 2026 Q1V1.csv
SHA-256 43e0e5996ea9…
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clfs | 2,162 |
Files without a download link carry a descriptor column that isn't licensed for redistribution and couldn't be safely removed automatically. Their columns are documented below all the same, and CMS's own copy is one click up.
What the columns mean Copy link
CMS publishes these files with minimal documentation, and both the column names and their order drift between releases—which is why we parse by header name, never by position. Any column position shown here is the one we recorded when parsing this release.
Where this release is used on this site Copy link
These base units back the anesthesia payment estimates on our code pages. Ingested Aug 7, 2026. See how the whole process works in our methodology.